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Airfield Operations Specialists: apprenticeship hours and pay
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Approved titles
2
RAPIDS codes
Shortest term
2,000 h
minimum on the list
National median pay
$56,850
a year, BLS May 2025
Jobs nationally
15,190
BLS May 2025
Approved apprenticeship titles
- Training approaches
- competency-based, hybrid, time-based
- Shortest approved term
- 2,000 hours, Airfield Management (competency-based)
- State medians
- $123,290 in Kentucky to $28,670 in West Virginia (36 states publish one)
| Title | RAPIDS code | Approach and term |
|---|---|---|
| Airfield Management | 1063 | Competency-Based: 2,000 hours Hybrid: 2,000 to 2,500 hours Time-Based: 2,000 hours |
| Operations Resource Flight/Jump Management | 1064 | Competency-Based: 2,000 hours Hybrid: 2,000 to 2,500 hours Time-Based: 2,000 hours |
What airfield operations specialists earn, by state
| State | Median pay | Hourly | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky | $123,290 | $59.27 | 290 |
| Washington | $84,050 | $40.41 | 150 |
| Alabama | $78,590 | $37.79 | Not published |
| Arizona | $77,570 | $37.30 | 160 |
| Colorado | $77,500 | $37.26 | 70 |
| Oregon | $75,130 | $36.12 | 50 |
| Virginia | $72,250 | $34.74 | 280 |
| Alaska | $71,510 | $34.38 | 160 |
| New Mexico | $69,090 | $33.22 | 50 |
| Georgia | $66,790 | $32.11 | 340 |
| California | $62,600 | $30.10 | 1,660 |
| Idaho | $62,510 | $30.05 | 40 |
| Michigan | $61,780 | $29.70 | 440 |
| Nevada | $61,350 | $29.49 | 150 |
| Texas | $60,910 | $29.28 | 1,310 |
| Utah | $59,780 | $28.74 | 290 |
| Florida | $57,650 | $27.72 | 2,320 |
| Ohio | $57,140 | $27.47 | 360 |
| Massachusetts | $56,020 | $26.93 | 380 |
| Pennsylvania | $55,660 | $26.76 | 340 |
| Puerto Rico | $50,180 | $24.13 | 820 |
| Oklahoma | $49,200 | $23.65 | 80 |
| Iowa | $48,870 | $23.50 | 40 |
| North Carolina | $45,820 | $22.03 | 610 |
| Mississippi | $44,290 | $21.29 | Not published |
| New Jersey | $42,480 | $20.42 | Not published |
| New York | $42,000 | $20.19 | 2,190 |
| Missouri | $40,360 | $19.41 | 310 |
| Tennessee | $40,180 | $19.32 | 190 |
| Wisconsin | $39,400 | $18.94 | 100 |
| South Dakota | $37,860 | $18.20 | 190 |
| Indiana | $37,730 | $18.14 | 350 |
| North Dakota | $37,550 | $18.05 | 80 |
| Montana | $33,990 | $16.34 | 90 |
| South Carolina | $33,590 | $16.15 | 90 |
| West Virginia | $28,670 | $13.79 | 60 |
Finding a program
How to find a sponsor that trains this title · Apprenticeship sponsors by state (25,633) · All approved occupations
- Approved titles and terms: apprenticeship.gov approved occupations list, Last-Modified October 8, 2026, read October 8, 2026.
- Pay and jobs: BLS OEWS, May 2025, all industries, read October 8, 2026.